All Downloads Going To SSD, Want Them To Go To Hardrive

Guest · Mar 20, 2016

Hi

So I just built my new PC and I've had it for about a week now and I have a Samsung 850 EVO 250gb SSD and a WD BLUE 1tb. All my downloads have been going to my SSD and I dont want them to. I looked into it and a lot of people say theres an option that pops before you download something that will let you decide where you want it to go. Well I have only experienced this once when I was downloading CS:GO besides that never. Please help thanks

NOTE: OS on SSD

mcnumpty23 · Mar 20, 2016

yes of course you can send them to the hard drive how to depends on what browser you are using or what download manager

but all of them in the settings/options allow changing download directory

USAFRet · Mar 20, 2016

See this:
Win 7 & 8: http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-1834397/ssd-redirecting-static-files.html
Win 8.1 & 10: http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-2024314/windows-redirecting-folders-drives.html

Your browser has settings to tell it where to download to. Either by default, or ask you every time.

Guest · Mar 20, 2016

USAFRet :

I use Google Chrome, what is the guide for??

mcnumpty23 · Mar 20, 2016

for chrome

http://www.howtogeek.com/231002/how-to-change-the-chrome-download-folder-location/

USAFRet · Mar 20, 2016

Those guides are to change the Library locations if desired.

For downloads in Google Chrome?
How to Change the Chrome Download Folder Location
http://www.howtogeek.com/231002/how-to-change-the-chrome-download-folder-location/

JohnBonhamsGhost · Mar 20, 2016

get to "This PC" while in Explorer. right-click on the "Downloads" tile/icon. choose "Properties". choose "Location" tab and set it to wherever you want default downloads to go.

this should override all browser and 3rd party locations for all downloads.

Guest · Mar 20, 2016

USAFRet :

Those guides are to change the Library locations if desired.

For downloads in Google Chrome?
How to Change the Chrome Download Folder Location
http://www.howtogeek.com/231002/how-to-change-the-chrome-download-folder-location/

Two more questions sorry, what would changing the library location do? and also would JohnBonhamsGhost's method work?? sorry Im bad with all this storage stuff

Guest · Mar 20, 2016

JohnBonhamsGhost :

How do I select my hard drive???

JohnBonhamsGhost · Mar 20, 2016

yes, it works or i wouldn't bother doing it myself. how about trying these options and seeing which resolution you prefer?

changing the library location would point that specific browser to a specific folder for downloads. but would change nothing else pertaining to other browsers or Windows.
my method provided changes Windows default download location so all future downloads, no matter where they originate, would go to a specific folder.

create a "Download"(or whatever name you prefer) folder on your HD storage drive. copy it's path. insert in the "Location"(pointed to earlier) tab's space.

JohnBonhamsGhost · Mar 20, 2016

click the "Move" option below the location space and browse to your new location

USAFRet · Mar 20, 2016

USAFRet :

Two more questions sorry, what would changing the library location do? and also would JohnBonhamsGhost's method work?? sorry Im bad with all this storage stuff

1. It changes the default Save location for Doc/Music/Video
2. Yes. Just like #1.

mcnumpty23 · Mar 20, 2016

USAFRet :

Two more questions sorry, what would changing the library location do? and also would JohnBonhamsGhost's method work?? sorry Im bad with all this storage stuff

changing location wont do anything other than make your downloads go there

yes his method will work perfectly well

USAFRet · Mar 20, 2016

JohnBonhamsGhost :

Ok I did that and selected my hard drive, one thing though, my hard drive is named "Everything/General Programs (D

" and in the Download properties thing it just says "D:\". Is this ok?

Oh, you have hosed things up. Badly.
You should have pointed that to a folder, not the root of the D.

Guest · Mar 20, 2016

USAFRet :

Oh, you have hosed things up. Badly.
You should have pointed that to a folder, not the root of the D.

I havent done anything permanent yet

mcnumpty23 · Mar 20, 2016

USAFRet :

I havent done anything permanent yet

its no sweat just make a folder on D called my download files or whatever redo it and select that folder--it will probably even ask if you want to move all previous downloads to there

Guest · Mar 20, 2016

mcnumpty23 :

its no sweat just make a folder on D called my download files or whatever redo it and select that folder--it will probably even ask if you want to move all previous downloads to there

wait so tell me if this is what I should do FileExplorer>ThisPC>Hardrive(D

> then make a folder and put in the hardrive?

USAFRet · Mar 20, 2016

Create a folder on your D drive.
Call it MyDownloads (or whatever you want)
Use that as the target location. Either change the actual Download folder to that, or in your browser preferences.
Either way works.

Guest · Mar 20, 2016

USAFRet :

Its a subfolder in my D drive is that right? Then I go to Downloads>Properties>Location>Move>D drive> Mydownloads folder

mcnumpty23 · Mar 20, 2016

yes--and it may even offer to move previously downloaded stuff to that folder for you

if not just copy and paste the other downloads there so everything is in one place then

Guest · Mar 20, 2016

mcnumpty23 :

yes--and it may even offer to move previously downloaded stuff to that folder for you

if not just copy and paste the other downloads there so everything is in one place then

It does offer me the option but I don't want to do it because I have games on the SSD that I want to keep on, is it okay if I press no?

USAFRet · Mar 20, 2016

The games on the SSD should have no relation to what is in your Downloads folder.

Guest · Mar 20, 2016

USAFRet :

Ok, Im asking because all my downloads have saved to the SSD (including stuff in the Downloads folder) so if it copies everything off the SSD to my HDD my games will be there too

mcnumpty23 · Mar 20, 2016

mcnumpty23 :

It does offer me the option but I don't want to do it because I have games on the SSD that I want to keep on, is it okay if I press no?

its fine if you say no

unless the games depend on stuff you downloaded to run it wouldnt matter any way

Guest · Mar 20, 2016

mcnumpty23 :

its fine if you say no

unless the games depend on stuff you downloaded to run it wouldnt matter any way

If I say yes will my games stay on the SSD

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